After Patriots cornerback and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore tested positive on Tuesday for COVID-19, New England’s Sunday game against the Broncos was put in jeopardy. The Patriots must now have two straight days of no positive tests before that game can go on as scheduled, and they’ve had three positive tests since last Friday — Gilmore, quarterback Cam Newton, and reserve defensive lineman Bill Murray.
On Wednesday morning, ESPN’s Dianna Russini reported that a player for the Raiders had tested positive for COVID-19. No surprise for a team that was recently fined by the league after several players appeared maskless for a charity fundraiser led by tight end Darren Waller, and whose head coach, Jon Gruden, seems incapable of wearing his mask on the sideline.